Tile



March 27, 1934- R. T. MCMULLEN TILE Filed Sept. 2, 1932 3mm l gober TMWLL en Patented Mar. 27, 1934 PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My said invention relates to tiles adapted for use as roofing material, wall, and weather-boarding, etc. and it has for its object to produce a tile of such character having means for supporting i5 them in position on the roof or wall with means whereby they may be securely supported at both the upper and lower edges, and at the same time will be of comparatively low cost, practical, and durable in any climate, re-proof and weatherproof, easy to apply in any temperature, of any design or exterior appearance to suit the purposes intended, all of which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which is made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wall showing my tile applied thereto,

Figure 2, a vertical section of a wall showing the tile applied thereto, and

Figure 3, a vertical section of a single tile.

In the drawings numeral 10 indicates the body of a tile which is placed at the lower edge of the wall and has a face 11 and having a relatively thick lower portion 12 and a thin upper portion 13 which portions have our surfaces joined by an oblique plane surface 14. The back of the tile has a rearwardly and downwardly extending projection 15 which engages over a lateral strip 16 by means of which the tile is supported upon the wall. The lateral strips 16 may be secured upon the face of the wall 18 providing supports for the tile.

The strips may have oblique surfaces 19 over which correspondingly sloping surfaces on the projections 15 may engage to hold the tile in elevated position, the lower surface tending to keep the tile in contact with the wall of the housing. The upper edge of the tile is provided with a beveled portion at 20 against which a corresponding beveled portion 21 on the adjacent tile 22 engages. Flat surfaces 23 and 24 on the upper and lower edges respectively of tiles 10 and 22 engage the upper edge of the tile 10 and the adjacent lower edge of the tile 22 are cut away as shown at 25 to provide a groove about the mating edges of the tile. This affords an artistic finish to the wall when the tile have been mounted in position. The tile 22 have a rearwardly and 50- downwardly extending projection by means of which the back of the tile is held in closed contact with the wall of the building, the tile moreover being supported by this projection on the lateral strips 26 which have been secured to the face of the wall 18 of the structure. The tile 10 (Cl. 'l2-20) represents the form of tile used at the lower side of the wall of the building. The tile 22 represents the usual tile used to cover the wall of the building or which may be used as the roong tile. 'Ihe tile are preferably made of cement or any 60 other suitable material. Under some circumstances it may be desirable to reenforce the projections 15. This may be done by embedding nails, wire or other tenacious binder 27 in the cement or other ceramic material out of which tiles are made. The body of the tile may also be reinforced by wire mesh or other suitable reinforcing material 28.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in my device without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawing and described in the specification, but only as indicated by the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A wall tile comprising a body having its upper edge adjacent the back beveled toward the front, then extending perpendicular thereto with the forward portion thereof beveled downwardly and having its lower edge adjacent the front and back beveled upwardly being adapted to cooperate with the upper edge of a similar tile so as to S5 be securely held together along their edges and to form a groove between the adjoining front edges, substantially as set forth.

2. A wall tile comprising a body having its upper edge adjacent the rear and front faced bev- 9o eled downwardly toward the front of the tile, said beveled portions being connected by a flat central portion and having its lower edge adjacent the rear face beveled adapted to cooperate with the rear beveled portion of the upper edge of a similar tile to hold the tiles together and the front face beveled oppositely to the front beveled portion of the upper edge to form a groove between the adjoining front edges of tiles when placed together,

substantially as set forth.

ROBERT T. MCMULLEN. 

